Pet names
Browse pet names by animal, gender, style, origin and vibe.
Read the guides behind these names
- Elegant-sounding pet names
- Ocean, music and royal pet names
- Nature pet names: plants, weather and stone
- Luxury pet names, and what makes a name sound expensive
- Place names for pets: cities, rivers and islands
- Food names for pets, from Mochi to Pepper
- Space pet names: moons, stars and the ones people really use
- Flower names for pets, with the flower stated
Popular pet names
Names that feel familiar, easy to call and broadly loved.
Pop culture pet names
Names borrowed from films, games, music and comics.
Female cat names
Elegant and playful choices for queens of the sofa.
Unique unisex names
Rare names that work for any pet and feel a bit more original.
Short & simple
One to four letters. Quick to say, easy to remember.
Luxury pet names
Polished names with a premium, elegant feel.
Nature-inspired
Names pulled from plants, skies, seasons and natural textures.
Japanese pet names
Bright, melodic names with a modern global feel.
Open collection
Shark Bait
One who spends time in the ocean and would attract sharks
One who spends time in the ocean and would attract sharksSheehan
Little peaceful one
Little peaceful oneShifra
Beautiful; lovely
Beautiful; lovelyShino
Slender stem of bamboo
Slender stem of bambooShiri
My song
My songShortnround
To be low in height and having a circular shape; for the sweet, stocky pet
To be low in height and having a circular shape; for the sweet, stocky petShovel
Tool with a long handle and broad blade; to throw in hastily e.g., he shovelled down his food
Tool with a long handle and broad blade; to throw in hastily e.g., he shovelled down his foodSickumm
To set upon or attack
To set upon or attackSidba
Glittering, starlike
Glittering, starlike
Sigrid
Rare, strong and beautifully old.
Meaning not suppliedSing Sing
To make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune
To make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tuneSinner
One that sins or does wrong
One that sins or does wrongSlither
To glide or slide
To glide or slideSlobber
One who emits saliva from the mouth
One who emits saliva from the mouthSmidget
A small amount
A small amountSmoochy
To kiss
To kissSmuggler
A person who smuggles goods
A person who smuggles goodsSo-Sue-Me
From "So, sue me! — to express defiance about potential consequences
From "So, sue me! — to express defiance about potential consequencesSobers
Someone of moderate habits; to become serious; for a calm and composed pet
Someone of moderate habits; to become serious; for a calm and composed petSpeed Bump
A bump on a road designed to slow drivers down
A bump on a road designed to slow drivers downSpinach
Nutritious green leafy plant
Nutritious green leafy plantSpookie
From spooky — suggestive of ghosts; eerie; frightening
From spooky — suggestive of ghosts; eerie; frighteningSpookums
A small, spooky creature that scares children; for a black cat
A small, spooky creature that scares children; for a black catSprinkler
A device that sprays water
A device that sprays water